Sydney Schembri's First of the Season Gives Women's Soccer 1-0 Win at Kent State

Friday, September 6

Kent, Ohio

7 PM

Xavier University

3-1-1

Kent State

0-3-1

Xavier

Kent State

Sydney Schembri's First of the Season Gives Women's Soccer 1-0 Win at Kent State

09.06.19 | Women's Soccer

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Toni Bizzarro collected five saves in shutout win

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

KENT, Ohio - Sydney Schembri's first goal of the season would be the only tally Xavier women's soccer would need to pick up the 1-0 win at Kent State on Friday evening. Xavier moved to 3-1-1 on the season with the win.

The Xavier offense was aggressive early, taking nine shots to three for the Golden Flashes in the first half, breaking through around the 30-minute mark with Schembri's goal, set up by Samantha Dewey and Gabrielle LoPresti, to give Xavier a 1-0 lead at the break.

Coming out of the break, Kent State turn up its attack, leading 5-1 on shots early in the second period before Xavier reestablished control, outshooting the Golden Flashes 9-4 the rest of the way. Neither team would be able to find the back of the net to give the Musketeers the 1-0 win.

Xavier's defense, with Toni Bizzarro in-goal, picked up its second clean sheet of the season.

SCORING RECAP

31' | XAVIER | From midfield, Samantha Dewey found Gabrielle LoPresti on the left side. LoPresti drove into the box, drawing the goalkeeper and a pair of defenders to her, then crossed to Sydney Schembri just in front of the right side of the net. Schembri tucked the ball in behind the goalkeeper, finding the lower left corner for the 1-0 lead.

NOTABLE

Sydney Schembri's goal was her first of the season and ninth of her Xavier career. It's her fifth game-winner as a Musketeer.
Samantha Dewey picked up her second assist of the season on Schembri's goal. Combined with four goals, the assist brings her team-high point total to 10.
Gabrielle LoPresti added a team-high third assist which, combined with a goal, gives her five points, second on the team behind Dewey.
Xavier led 19-12 on shots overall, and 8-5 on shots on frame. LoPresti and Dewey each had five shots, with three on-frame for LoPresti and a pair on-goal for Dewey.
Toni Bizzarro collected all five shots on-goal for her second shutout of the season. It's also the Musketeers' second shutout. Bizzarro is now 2-0-1 on the season.
Hayley Jakovich and Grace Bahr also played the full time in the Xavier backfield.
Xavier moved to 2-0 against MAC teams on the season, with two more MAC opponents scheduled, including Sunday's match-up at Akron.

UP NEXT

The Musketeers close out the weekend at Akron at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, the third of three-straight road matches.
XU is next at home on Thursday, Sept. 12, hosting NKU at 7:00 p.m.

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